{"id":1652,"date":"2023-05-22T16:45:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/?page_id=1652"},"modified":"2025-04-03T19:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:39:00","slug":"learning-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/our-approach\/learning-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning & Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why we evaluate our work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We evaluate to be accountable to the region we serve, learn with the organizations we partner with, and to determine if our strategies to improve health, well-being, and equity are working. Understanding our impact and being open to improvement helps us be a better partner, funder, and community leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How we evaluate our work<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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At FCH, we center the experiences, expertise, and goals of the nonprofits we partner with. This looks like:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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using grant check-ins in lieu of a written report<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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developing reporting metrics in partnership with our grantee partners<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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surveying our grantee partners to learn more about the effectiveness of the foundation<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Through grant check-ins and reports developed by our grantee partners, we look for indicators related to the following outcomes:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • Increased capacity in the organizations and collaboratives we support<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nonprofits are better able to anticipate, prepare for, respond, and adapt to incremental or sudden change<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • More networks, coalitions, and collaborative efforts further their engagement efforts, as evidenced by increased bi-directional collaboration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    • Community health information is used more frequently to guide local decision-making<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • More decision-makers within our community think of the impact of health and engage with constituents closer to the issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      We also track key metrics that we believe the work of our grantee partners and activities of the foundation can be attributed to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n